Week 3 Assignment 1 Submission

In Week 1, you identified a need, such as new equipment, expanding curriculum, change in procedures, and so forth, that you want to address through the instructional curriculum you will create for your class project. You also provided a rationale why the problem or need exists. Each week is a building block as we move through the stages for planning instructional design to address the identified need. The purpose of this assignment is to document the planning process. Use the Internet to locate information that you believe will assist you with your project.

Write a two to four (2-4) page paper in which you:

1. Create a needs analysis for the identified need.
2. Determine the learner characteristics for the identified need.
3. Create three (3) objectives from the cognitive, behavioral, and affective domains for the identified need.
4. Create a procedural analysis flowchart using Excel, Visio, or one (1) of their equivalents such as OpenOffice or Dia. In the flowchart, identify the starting points, decision steps, and ending points related to the learning task. Note: The graphically depicted solution is not included in the required page length.
5. Include at least two (2) references (no more than ten [10] years old) from material outside the textbook. Note: Appropriate academic resources include reputable Websites, scholarly texts, and peer-reviewed articles. Wikipedia and other wikis do not qualify as academic resources. 

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
• Include charts or diagrams created in Excel, Visio, MS Project, or one (1) of their equivalents such as Open Project, Dia, and OpenOffice. The completed diagrams / charts must be imported into the Word document before the paper is submitted.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Analyze theories and models of instructional design in relation to learner and program needs.
• Analyze trends, standards, resources, and issues related to instructional design.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in instructional design and development.
• Write clearly and concisely about issues in instructional design and development using proper writing mechanics. 

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

Points: 180

Assignment 1: Project Analysis

Criteria

Unacceptable

Below 70% F

Fair

70-79% C

Proficient

80-89% B

Exemplary

90-100% A

1. Create a needs analysis for the identified need.

Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely created a needs analysis for the identified need.

Partially created a needs analysis for the identified need.

Satisfactorily created a needs analysis for the identified need.

Thoroughly created a needs analysis for the identified need.

2. Determine the learner characteristics for the identified need.
Weight: 15%

Did not submit or incompletely determined the learner characteristics for the identified need.

Partially determined the learner characteristics for the identified need.

Satisfactorily determined the learner characteristics for the identified need.

Thoroughly determined the learner characteristics for the identified need.

3. Create three (3) objectives from the cognitive, behavioral, and affective domains for the identified need.

Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely created three (3) objectives from the cognitive, behavioral, and affective domains for the identified need.

Partially created three (3) objectives from the cognitive, behavioral, and affective domains for the identified need.

Satisfactorily created three (3) objectives from the cognitive, behavioral, and affective domains for the identified need.

Thoroughly created three (3) objectives from the cognitive, behavioral, and affective domains for the identified need.

4. Create a procedural analysis flowchart using Excel, Visio, or one (1) of their equivalents such as OpenOffice or Dia. In the flowchart, identify the starting points, decision steps, and ending points related to the learning task. Note:The graphically depicted solution is not included in the required page length.

Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely created a procedural analysis flowchart using Excel, Visio, or one (1) of their equivalents such as OpenOffice or Dia. Did not submit or incompletely identified the starting points, decision steps, and ending points related to the learning task in the flowchart.

Partially created a procedural analysis flowchart using Excel, Visio, or one (1) of their equivalents such as OpenOffice or Dia. Partially identified the starting points, decision steps, and ending points related to the learning task in the flowchart.

Satisfactorily created a procedural analysis flowchart using Excel, Visio, or one (1) of their equivalents such as OpenOffice or Dia. Satisfactorily identified the starting points, decision steps, and ending points related to the learning task in the flowchart.

Thoroughly created a procedural analysis flowchart using Excel, Visio, or one (1) of their equivalents such as OpenOffice or Dia. Thoroughly identified the starting points, decision steps, and ending points related to the learning task in the flowchart.

5. 2 references

Weight: 5%

No references provided

Does not meet the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices.

Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.

Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.

6. Writing Mechanics, Grammar, and Formatting

Weight: 5%

Serious and persistent errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting.

Partially free of errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting.

Mostly free of errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting.

Error free or almost error-free grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting.

7. Appropriate use of APA in-text citations and reference section

Weight: 5%

Lack of in-text citations and / or lack of reference section.

In-text citations and references are provided, but they are only partially formatted correctly in APA style.

Most in-text citations and references are provided, and they are generally formatted correctly in APA style.

In-text citations and references are error free or almost error free and consistently formatted correctly in APA style.

8. Information Literacy / Integration of Sources

Weight: 5%

Serious errors in the integration of sources, such as intentional or accidental plagiarism, or failure to use in-text citations.

Sources are partially integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.

Sources are mostly integrated using effective techniques or quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.

Sources are consistently integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.

9. Clarity and Coherence of Writing

Weight: 5%

Information is confusing to the reader and fails to include reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.

Information is partially clear with minimal reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.

Information is mostly clear and generally supported with reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.

Information is provided in a clear, coherent, and consistent manner with reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.